Kate Barry DAR

09/19/2026

At the September meeting of the Kate Barry chapter of DAR at the Walnut Grove Plantation, several new members were inducted, bringing our chapter total to 96 members!

We also enjoyed having committee chairs for our chapter display information boards - presenting were Georgia Greer, Cathy Stout and Terri Manning.

09/16/2026

Dianne Schwendimann, Regent for the Kate Barry Chapter, NSDAR joined Spartanburg Mayor Jerome Rice, Jr. as he proclaimed September 17-23, 2026 as Constitutional Week.

08/30/2026

Interested in joining DAR? The Kate Barry chapter welcomes new members and has resources to help you prove your line. Message us today for more information or reach out to any member about how to join!

08/26/2026

Celebrating women’s right to vote today!

07/14/2026

Make plans to join us for this wonderful event!

06/28/2026

Kate Barry DAR representatives Dianne Stone Schwendimann and Savannah Elizabeth Joyce at the Dicey Langston wreath-laying in Travelers Rest on June 26th.

06/13/2026

We hope you can join us!

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

The May meeting of the Kate Barry chapter of DAR was filled with celebration as various awards and recognitions were presented.

Terri Manning was presented with the Record Keepers Cup Award by Chapter Regent Dianne Stone Schwendimann for both District II AND for the state of SC!

We welcomed four new members, inducted by Savannah Elizabeth Joyce, Registrar, and Dianne Schwendimann, Regent: Elizabeth Loftis, Elaine Coffman, Hillary Potter Brock and Kristen Welch.

Chapter Registrar Elizabeth Joyce, Kristen Welch, Vice President of the SC Archival Association, Regent Dianne Schwendimann, and Georgia Greer of the Celebrating Women Committee were presented with the “Friends of the Archive Award”.

We had a “Member for Member” recognition at the May meeting, featuring members LaDonna Scott, Teresa Murray, Terri Manning, Barbara Stowell, Mary Tew, Karen Puckett, Elizabeth Joyce, Beth Cutshall, Lucie O'Quinn Brant and Dianne Schwendimann.

Lastly, our May meeting featured a wonderful speaker, LaShonda Prim, along with Snow, her golden doodle service dog. Lashonda spoke about helping veterans reclaim their lives one dog at a time. Cathy Kamieniecki (not pictured) spoke on behalf of Service Dogs for Veterans.

Congratulations to our award winners and to our chapter for a fabulous year!

05/12/2026

The Kate Barry New Member Social was held on May 6 at Dayton Bar & Grill - we love any opportunity to get together and learn more about each other, the organization and our ancestors!